The Taming of the Shrew, Acte 2 (Olga Smirnova, Semyon Chudin) BT 2016.01.24 

Definitely -- especially given the way in which the four couples (Bianca/Lucentio, Housekeeper/Gremio, Katharina/Petruchio, Widow/Hortensio) turned out in the end. One of the things which I find interesting about the choreography is the way in which Gremio and Hortensio appear to copy Petruchio's approach with Katharina in their courtship of Bianca only to fail spectacularly and be driven off and lured away by the two older and obviously more experienced women. Bianca throughout the ballet comes across as a delicate, innocent romantic. Lucentio wins her over because he's a gentle, sweet, unassuming man who treats her with respect. However, there are hints here and there in the choreography that Bianca is a bit of a tease -- and her happiness at the very end is spoiled somewhat when she sees how blissfully happy Katharina and Petruchio are! Katharina needs a man with a personality as passionate and strong as hers whom she can't intimidate and who's capable of matching wits with her (even beating her at her own game)...but someone who, deep down, is also capable of tenderness.

superb music

Do you know the name of the track? I have been trying to find the music for so long!

@@ritaki200 Act II, pas de deux Bianca & Lucentio

@@7CALLAS thaaaanks

ritaki200 The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a, is a suite for orchestra arranged by Levon Atovmyan from Dmitri Shostakovich's score

и Мариинка- тоже порадовала

Я тоже люблю эту пару

Sì è veramente un miracolo!❤

Ce ballet de Maillot est d'autant plus extraordinaire quand il est interprété par les danseurs exceptionnels sur lesquels le chorégraphe a modelé son travail. J'ai rarement vu de ma vie des artistes faire autant corps avec une musique, une chorégraphie, un sens. Danse tout en soupir, magie de l’effleurement, magnétisme de l’émoi ; bouleversant, comme vous dites.

Voilà trois fois que je le regarde et je me laisse transporter par la magie des danseurs, une chorégraphie de Maillot tout en douceur. C' est envoûtant. Merci pour cette découverte. Je m' abonne à votre chaîne

If you're referring to the earlier scene between Katharina and Petruchio, I disagree. Not only was that scene one of the sexiest things I've ever seen in a ballet -- and who says ballet can't be sexy? -- it makes sense from my perspective. Bianca and Katharina in terms of personality are virtually polar opposites so it's only natural that they will not only attract and marry very different men but also bond with those men in very different ways. Katharina is hot-headed, independent, and passionate -- she needs a man every bit as strong-willed as she is whom she can't intimidate and who's able to challenge and even beat her at her own game, and Petruchio fits the bill because he's a lot like her. Given how incredibly fiery and tempestuous these two are, one of the primary ways in which they're going to bond is sexually because it's a natural outlet for all the energy they generate together.

It's in the description at the top. Do you need to press 'SHOW MORE' ?

thank you

The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a, is a suite for orchestra arranged by Levon Atovmyan from Dmitri Shostakovich's score

Новая сцена Большого театра

А в интернете?

Была трансляция в кинотеатрах несколько лет назад. Но Большой театр не разрешает копировать. Где-то я видела отдельно 1-й акт и отдельно 2-й. Там хороши и Катарина с Петруччо (Крысанова и Лантратов).

It was performed by the Monte Carlo Ballet Company in 2020 during Covid-19’s. It was on French Culture Pub Channel tonight 26.03.23. Maybe you can find a replay. Of course not with the same cast, but nice too. Jean-Christophe Maillot is the director of the Company.

Балет "Укрощение строптивой" музыка Шостаковича. Большой театр

In all fairness, if you watch the entire ballet, *none* of the costumes -- including those of the corps de ballet -- fit the period! This clearly was never intended to be a faithful interpretation of the Shakespeare play like the Cranko version -- especially since the ballet includes a character which doesn't even exist in the play -- but instead was intended to be a study of the dynamics and temperaments of the characters. I actually rather like the modern spin on the traditional Romantic tutu.